Mehdi Hassan mesmerized from his first note: Talat Aziz

They shared a guru-shagird relationship and performed together in many concerts. “Khan sahib’s (Mehdi Hassan’s ) death is a personal loss,” says his grieving disciple, Talat Aziz.
“We last shared a stage in 2000. By then he was suffering from osteo-arthritis and was in Kerala for treatment. I was to perform in Mumbai and flew him down. I insisted he sing, but he made me sing his favourite numbers,” says the ghazal singer.
Aziz says his guru mesmerized audiences from his opening note: “Unke pehle sur se hee sannata ho jata thaa. As a teacher, he would point out errors saying: Sa se sam tak sur lagna chahiye (From the first to the last note you should be in tune). For me, he was a star. There will never be another Mehdi Hassan.”